Chapter 57

Lucien's pov

I walked out of the castle and into the garden. I sat there and I stared at the sky. I was lost in my thoughts. I was bothered and I haven't been able to focus and it was all because of one reason, Avery.

Ever since I had that dream, I had been worried about her. Did she succeed? How was she now? Was she at home? All these thoughts ran through my brain almost every second and it was getting frustrating.

I couldn't even call to ask or go over to her father's pack. She had made it explicit that she would come to me when she was ready to talk and I didn't want to push her away by being too forward.

Does she remember what happened? Does she remember that I was there or did the dream state only appear to me and Avery was unconscious through it all?

I sighed.

“At this rate, you'll age faster than me.” I heard Esme say and I turned to look at her. I gave a helpless smile, she was the one who knew all I had been going through.

“What do you mean? You've always looked so young.” I